Jim Ansari

Jim Ansari

Personal information
Nationality	British (Scottish)
Sport
Sport	Badminton
Club	Glasgow BC
Medal record Representing   Scotland Scottish Nationals 1975, 1976 Men's doubles Scottish Open 1973 Men's doubles Irish Open 1974 Men's doubles

Jim Ansari is a former international badminton player from Scotland who competed at the Commonwealth Games.

Biography

Ansari was a Scottish international ^[1] and in 1976 was playing out of Kilwinning, ^[2]

Ansari represented the Scottish team ^[3] at the 1974 British Commonwealth Games in Christchurch, New Zealand, ^[4] where he competed in the badminton events. ^[5]

He formed a successful doubles partnership with John Britton ^[6] and was twice doubles champion at the Scottish National Badminton Championships in 1975 and 1976. ^{[7] [8]} Additionally, he won the doubles at the Scottish Open and the Irish Open.

In 1979 he was also playing in the German leagues for Wolfsburg ^[9] and in 1983 he represented the East. ^[10]

References

1. "Ready to face England" . The Scotsman. 16 November 1973. p. 24. Retrieved 14 January 2026– via British Newspaper Archive.
2. "Badminton" . Northern Scot and Moray & Nairn Express. 31 January 1976. p. 20. Retrieved 14 January 2026– via British Newspaper Archive.
3. "Badminton line-up for Games" . The Scotsman. 19 December 1973. p. 17. Retrieved 13 January 2026– via British Newspaper Archive.
4. "Details of the 89 competitors" . The Scotsman. 22 October 1973. p. 18. Retrieved 14 January 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
5. "Scotland Christchurch 1974". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 21 October 2021. Retrieved 14 January 2026.
6. "Scots face toughest cup test" . The Scotsman. 26 January 1973. p. 26. Retrieved 14 January 2026– via British Newspaper Archive.
7. "Scottish National Championships". Badminton Scotland. Retrieved 14 January 2026.
8. "Scotland". Badminton Europe. Retrieved 14 January 2026.
9. "Jim Ansari impresses on return" . The Scotsman. 26 November 1979. p. 15. Retrieved 14 January 2026– via British Newspaper Archive.
10. "Linda upsets seedings" . The Scotsman. 26 November 1983. p. 17. Retrieved 14 January 2026– via British Newspaper Archive.